What's on at Air Force Museum of New Zealand
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Birthday Parties
Mission: Best birthday ever
Zip up a flight suit, grab your dog tags, and dive into a fully hosted birthday “mission”. From air & sea adventures for preschoolers to rescue and cadet challenges for older children. Our Programmes team runs the activities, the children get awesome photo moments (and party bags), and you can add catering through our café.
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Latest Exhibition
Victory!
It is 80 years since the end of the Second World War.
Our Victory exhibition, upstairs in the atrium, marks this significant milestone in world history, and the story of the RNZAF.
Victory includes images and memories of Victory in Europe (VE) Day and Victory over Japan (VJ) Day which have been sourced from photographs, letters, postcards and personal histories in our collection.
Victory includes insights into how Kiwis celebrated, and how they felt.
Many found it difficult to rejoice after so much loss and suffering.
You’re welcome to come along and learn all about the end of World War Two with us.
Exhibition
The Mighty Hercules
The Mighty Hercules exhibition is on in the Cochrane Gallery upstairs in our atrium. Come and visit and learn all about this extraordinary aircraft.
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Update
Overseas visitor charge
A $15 entry charge was introduced for all international visitors to the Air Force Museum of New Zealand from 31 March 2025. Tickets available online or from our Welcome Desk on arrival.
The charge is required to cover rising costs and to contribute to our new $20 million extension to house the newest members of our collection – our historic Hercules and Orion aircraft.
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Our Aircraft
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THAT'S A WRAP! What a fantastic three days - thankWarbirds Over Wanakaanaka for a great show!!
Barf is safely stowed and heading back to Wigram.
We've loved meeting so many of you and enjoyed your support over Easter.
It was a great chance to tell the story of these national heroes through our Home for Heroes campaign to build our Hercules and Orion a new exhibition space.
Every dollar donated to support Home for Heroes earns a chance to go in the draw to win an exclusive behind-the-scenes guided tour of the Hercules and Orion with a Herc pilot as your host.
You can enter the draw at Warbirds or donate here:
airforcemuseum.co.nz/donate/
(Donations received between 3-6 April 2026 are automatically entered in the draw. Entries close at 11.59pm on 6 April 2026.)
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Hope Barf is wrapped in bubble wrap, he is a bit fragile.
FIRST FLYBY OF THE DAY AT WARBIRDS: Barf at full noise past our stall.
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F22 yuss it happened!
Top gun, right there!
Stunning!!!
Excellent skill! Great pass 👏🏼
Well there you go the colour magician, thanks for the files you gave me I need to touch base as my external hard drive crapped out and I lost them
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Thank you so much...made my day to see the F22
Sick low pass
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GOOD MORNING WARBIRDLINGS!! Final day today - and make sure you don't miss out on the chance to go in the draw to win a tour of the mighty C-130H Hercules NZ7001 and P-3K2 Orion NZ4203 when you're in Christchurch.
We've enjoyed your support over the past few days, and the chance to tell the story of these national heroes through our Home for Heroes campaign.
Every dollar donated to support Home for Heroes earns a chance to go in the draw to win an exclusive behind-the-scenes guided tour of the Hercules and Orion with a Herc pilot as your host.
You can enter the draw at Warbirds or donate here:
airforcemuseum.co.nz/donate/
(Donations received between 3-6 April 2026 are automatically entered in the draw. Entries close at 11.59pm on 6 April 2026.) ... See MoreSee Less
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Looking forward to 2028!
So was there more to see on Saturday and Sunday than Friday?? Thought the 3 days were going to be the same.
Yes wanda ian friends
Beautiful photos
Great photos hope the shop is doing well
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